Nation and World
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Israeli jets strike southern Lebanon towns, escalating near-daily attacks
Nov 07, 2025 3:31 pm - Israeli jets struck several towns in southern Lebanon on Thursday after urging residents to leave, marking an escalation in their near-daily strikes on the country.The airstrikes came hours after militant group Hezbollah urged the Lebanese government not to enter negotiations with Israel.
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Supreme Court weighs long shot appeal to overturn decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide
Nov 07, 2025 3:25 pm - A call to overturn the landmark Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide is on the agenda Friday for the justices' closed-door conference.Among the new cases the justices are expected to consider is a longshot appeal from Kim Davis, the former Kentucky court clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples following the court’s 2015 ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges.
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Supreme Court issues emergency order to block full SNAP food aid payments
Nov 07, 2025 9:37 am - President Donald Trump’s administration asked a federal appeals court Friday to block a judge’s order that it distribute November’s full monthly SNAP benefits amid a U.S. government shutdown, even as at least some states said they were moving quickly to get the money to people.
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Vigil held in Kentucky to share sorrow over UPS plane crash that killed at least 13
Nov 06, 2025 7:01 pm - Two days after a deadly UPS plane disaster, a candlelight vigil was held Thursday in Louisville, Kentucky, to remember the victims and thank first responders, while teams still worked to find or identify people caught in the crash and subsequent firestorm.
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Texts appear to show Border Patrol agent bragging about shooting a woman in Chicago
Nov 06, 2025 6:41 pm - CHICAGO — Text messages sent by a Border Patrol agent appear to show he bragged to colleagues about his shooting skills after wounding a woman charged with assaulting a f...
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Senate rejects bipartisan bid to prevent Trump from attacking Venezuela
Nov 06, 2025 6:35 pm - Republican senators on Thursday voted down a bipartisan measure that sought to block President Donald Trump from attacking Venezuelan territory, the GOP’s latest show of deference to his expansive use of military force in Latin America.The resolution failed 51-49, with only two Republicans — Sen. Rand Paul (Kentucky) and Sen. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) — supporting it.
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Trump administration speeds up new rules that would make it easier to charge some protesters
Nov 06, 2025 6:29 pm - The Trump administration is speeding up the implementation of new rules that would give the agency tasked with protecting federal government facilities greater authority to charge people for a broader array of offenses on or off those properties.
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US flight cancellations accelerate as airlines comply with government shutdown order
Nov 06, 2025 5:44 pm - U.S. airlines began canceling hundreds of flights Thursday due to the Federal Aviation Administration’s order to reduce traffic at the country’s busiest airports starting...
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Jury finds DC ‘sandwich guy’ not guilty of assaulting officer
Nov 06, 2025 3:57 pm - A jury on Thursday acquitted a D.C. man who was charged with assault after throwing a sandwich at a federal agent during President Donald Trump’s crime crackdown in the capital.
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Federal judge orders Trump administration to fully fund SNAP benefits in November
Nov 06, 2025 3:54 pm - A federal judge in Rhode Island ordered the Trump administration to find the money by Friday to fully fund SNAP benefits for November. The ruling by U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell Jr. on Thursday was in response to a challenge from cities and nonprofits complaining that the administration was only offering to cover 65% of the maximum benefit.